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Australia keen to make progress on Chinese export hurdles for beef, lobsters
Australia is focused on removing impediments to exports to China for live lobsters and beef from some suppliers, a government official said, one day after Beijing said it would lift tariffs on Australian wine. Australia and China, its largest trading partner, are rebuilding ties after a period of strained relations which hit a low in 2020 after Canberra called for an independent investigation into the origin of COVID-19.
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Exclusive-Taiwan's navy chief to visit U.S. next week, sources say
Taiwan's navy chief, Tang Hua, will visit the United States from next week to attend a military ceremony and discuss how to boost bilateral naval cooperation as China raises threats toward the island, six people briefed on the trip said. While Taiwan and the United States have a close relationship, it is unofficial, as Washington formally recognises China, not the democratically governed island that Beijing claims as its own territory.
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Obama, Clinton on why Americans don't love the Biden economy
Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton dug into an issue that has vexed economists, political strategists and the White House on Thursday - if the U.S.'s fiscal numbers are so good, why are Americans so unhappy about the economy? Speaking at a high-dollar fundraiser for President Joe Biden at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Obama and Clinton urged thousands there to stick with the Democratic president for a second term, while trying to pin down the reasons economic concerns are high
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VideoEaster procession takes to the streets of Malaga in Spain
Processions took to the streets of the southern Spanish city of Malaga on Maundy on Thursday, Mar. 28 to celebrate Holy Week. The tradition of the different brotherhoods of Malaga call on parishioners to walk the Crucifixion of Jesus and the Virgin Mary during the afternoon and night through the streets of the city. (AP video by Sergio Rodrigo)
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Russia's Lavrov tells newspaper that Ukraine peace plan is pointless
Lavrov told the Moscow daily Izvestia that a proposed peace summit would not succeed until its fundamental bases were changed, including allowing Russia to participate. "We are in any case ready to hold discussions but not on the bases of (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskiy's 'peace formula'," Lavrov told the daily.
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VideoAP EXCLUSIVE Iceland volcano erupts amidst Northern Lights display
A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has erupted several times so far this year continued to send orange jets of lava and smoke into the sky on Thursday. A stunning timelapse showed the volcano erupting against the backdrop of the northern lights. (AP Video by Marco di Marco)
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VideoThousands of Jordanians continue protests near Israeli embassy in Amman.
Jordanian security forces prevented thousands of demonstrators protesting against the war in Gaza from marching toward the Israeli embassy in Amman. (Mar. 28)